tūrūruhi
1. (verb) to be lethargic, sluggish, enervated, listless, inactive.
Ko te tino hāngaitanga o tēnā ingoa turuhunga, he mōmona nō te ekenga o te manu ki runga ki taua rākau, kua tūrūruhi, kāore e kanae ngā kanohi, kāore e whētētē (W 1971:461). / That name 'turuhunga' for a tree is really relevant when a bird is fat and it lands on the tree, it is sluggish and the eyes will not be staring wildly, they're not wide open and alert.
Synonyms: hangenge, toupiore, wairuhi, maninohea, ngoringori, korou kore, ngoikore, whakaroau, ngehe, anuhea, maero, iwikore, taharangi, ārangirangi, kahakore, hauhauaitu, ānewa, whakapahoho, pōngenge, whakatairuhi, tārure, tūpaku, iwingohe, pāroherohe, hinamoe, pōuruuru, turikore, takurutu, ruhi, kiriahi, momoe
2. (noun) lethargy, sluggishness, inertia, inaction, lassitude, listlessness.
Nā taku mate pukupuku i tūrūruhi ai ahau. / I'm lethargic because of my cancer.
Synonyms: tīrohea, korou kore, ngoikore, anuhea, iwingohe, wairuhi, kahakore, whakangoikore, pōuruuru, wherū, māngeretanga, hakorea
